Tooth-brush holder.



W. A. RAY & R. M. OLIVE. TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNEH. m5.

1,200,236. Patented 001;. 3,1916.

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WILLIAM A. RAY AND ROBERT M. OLIVE, "or FAYETTEvILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Patented-Oct. 3, 1916.,

Application filed June 11, 1915. Serial No. 33,587.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. RAY and'RoBnn'r M. OLIVE, citizens of the United States, and residents of Fayetteville, inthe county of Cumberland and State of North Carolina, have invented an Improvement in T ooth-Brush Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention is an improvement'in tooth brush holders and has particular reference to a holder adapted to contain a germicidal solution for antiseptically treating the rush.

An object of theinvention is to provide a container or tube in which the brush is carried and locked', the means for locking the same therein being also employed as a support and guard for the container when the closure therefor is removed. A

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, durable and efiective in use.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of il1ustrating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which'- I Figure 1 is a side elevation of the holder showing a tooth brush locked therein. Fig. 2 is a similar view partly in section of the holder with the closure and brush removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.' Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the holder showing the manner in w ich the same is connected to a support. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on 11 whichis also preferably made of glass and which 'fits over the end of the container and forms an air tight and ground. joint therewith. The tube f0 is adapted to contain a quantity of germicidal solution in which the bristles of the brush 12are immersed, the other end of said brush extending beyond the open end of the container sothat it may be readily removed. It will thus be apparent that when the brush 12 is not in use the same may be continually immersed in thesolution and the open end of the tube closed by means of the stopper 1'1.

When it is desired to use the brush the said stopper may be extracted and the brush easily and conveniently removed.

The tube 10 is provided intermediate the ends thereof with an, internal reinforcement 14 and external annular grooves 15. arranged in substantially the same plane with said reinforcement. Said groove has mountreceiving the ends of a similar bail 21, the

central portion of which is adapted to straddle the outer end of the stopper 11 and engage a transverse groove'22 therein. Thus when the bail 18 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 1 the bail 21 will becaused to tightly engage said stopper and retain the same in closed position, so it may be safely packed. when traveling without any leaking of liquid.

When it is desired to remove the brush 12, the bail 18 is first swung to the position shown in Fig. 2'-in order to release the bail 21 from engagement 1 with the closure 11 whereupon the latter bail will be moved to the position illustrated/in said figure.

, Referring now to Fig. 4, it will be seen that when the container is not in use the curved portion 19 of the bail 18 may be en gaged with a hook 23 whereupon the lower end of the bail 21 will engage the wall or other support and space the lowerend of the container therefrom thus preventing accidental breakage of said container by contact therewith.

We claim:

A tooth brush container including an elongated tubular body portion having one open end and an annular groove intermediate its ends, an elongated tubular cap for closing said open end, said body portion having a fluid tight engagement therewith, a ring in said groove, a locking bail pivoted at its ends in connection with said ring, the free .end of said bail being movable to a point adjacent the open end of the body portion when released and when the capis removed whereby to engage a supporting hook, said N bail having intermediate loops forming bearportion, whereby to protect the body against 10 ings, and a second bail pivoted at its ends in direct contact with a support upon which said bearing loops of the first bail and movthe locking bail is hooked. able to extend over and engage the cap in WILLIAM RAY 5 locked position, the free end of said second ROBERT M bail being also movable to a position adjacent the lower closed end of the body por- Witnesses: tion when the first bail is in released posi- HUGH C. GRAHAM, tion adjacent the opposite end of the body THOME CLARK. 

